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to her boyfriend. is she driving a stake into the heart of fans and the franchise? olympic fever. a stunning comeback victory for the women's soccer team. and a controversial woman sent packing. will, kate, and harry taking center stage. our live coverage of the olympic games starts right now. and a little olympic music there. and everyone on deck here. and the young royals out in force this morning. william, kate, and harry. they're at a sports festival to kick off the olympics. how about that comeback in women's soccer yesterday? >> abby wambach got them on the

board. it's on. >> it's on. a lot of serious news this morning as well. >> we do. a startling twist in the colorado tragedy. authorities will looking at a notebook believed to be from james holmes, full of plans about a massacre. >> it was sent to a college psychiatrist. and corral ripken jr.'s mot kidnapped. she's back home safe. and dangerous weather. talk to us, sam. the only thing breaking the heat are storms. sometimes the storms are more dangerous than the heat as well. this is in the last 24 hours. right around the great lakes and plains. more than 200 storm reports. even at night, the flashes of

lightning. that what lightning can do to a home like this one in wisconsin yesterday. hitting a house, setting it on fire. today, we think the storm situation will be worse. the storm prediction center put out the second highest level of concern in the bright red zone. from cincinnati to new york to boston. in this zoez right here, pennsylvania to new york, all the way to massachusetts, we think there will be a potential risk for tornadoes this afternoon. everyone outside in the summer heat, the day time campers, you have to be concerned after 3:00 today we're in line for powerful storms. >> all right, george. george, sam. we turn to josh elliott for the other top stories. right to the huge development in the colorado movie theater shooting. suspect james holmes may have mailed a notebook to the

university of colorado detailing his plans. dan harris joins us from aurora this morning. good morning to you, dan. >> reporter: josh, good morning to you. tin vest gags into the lethal plot, aleblgedly hatched in the apartment building right behind me is heating up with the startling new discovery. overnight, while the windows were fixed up and people were allowed back in to place formerly rigged with booby traps, behind the scenes, investigators were reading through a notebook, allegedly written by holmes, that was mailed to the university of colorado. the notebook mailed to a psychiatrist at the university and it contains, quote full details about how he was going to kill people. drawings of what he was going to do in it. drawings and illustrations of the massacre. >> they're going to start going through it, looking for preplanning, motivation,

purchase of weapons. >> reporter: one of the sources that spoke to fox indicated that the package arrived on campus july 12th, a week before the massacre, but wasn't found until a search of the mailroom after the shooting. campus officials say the package was delivered by the post office on the same day it was found. they refused to say if he was seeing a psychiatrist. >> to the best of our knowledge, we did everything we think we should have done. >> reporter: on a brighter note, three of the hospitals treating the wounded have agreed to reduce or eliminate their medical bills. many of the victims are young and uninsured. >> a touch of good news there. some frightening moments in arkansas, an entire town was evacuated west of little rock because of a fast-moving

wildfire. the dry conditions with fueling several fires across north and central nebraska. because of the extreme drought, the price of corn has jumped 50% since june. milk and beef prices will rise 27 cents by next year. a dozen eggs, 18 more cents per as farmers struggle to survive this grueling summer. the ripple effects of the down economy are being felt many the maternity wards. people in their 20s with worried about jobs and student loans and are putting off having a baby. take a look here. a dicey rescue operation high above the las vegas strip. four window washers had to be lowered to safety one by one after being stranded outside the

vidara hotel. firefighters had to rappel down the side of the building. some of the bravest in america. they did what you might expect some people to do in las vegas, they played video poker on their phones while they wait. vegas, after all. what do you want? >> couldn't get ne worse. we go to the race for the white house now. "your voice, your vote." mitt romney in london this morning. david muir is our man on the romney campaign. he says he won't attack president obama on this trip. he's had to answer for a british tabloid report saying his campaign is doing just that. >> reporter: absolutely right. mitt romney landing to the controversial headline, his alleged criticism of the ange

anglo-saxon relationship. in london this morning, mitt romney meeting with former british prime minister tony blair. just the beginning of many high-level meetings. he arrived here to the headline in the telegraph saying -- we are part of an anglo-saxon her teenage and he feels the special relationship is special. saying the white house didn't fully appreciate the shared history we have. david axelrod tweeting -- mitt's trip off to fieing start etch before he lands. >> i'm not enthuse contrastic about adopting the comments made by people who are unnamed. i have a lot of advisers. >> reporter: romney adding the u.s. does have a special relationship with great britain.

>> i believe the president understands that. i don't agree whoever that adviser might be. >> reporter: romney will then travel to poland. and germany. >> america has no better partner than europe. >> reporter: romney's wife, ann, is here to watch her horse compete in the game. in that interview, romney saying it's ann's sport. he's not sure when the horse competes. she'll be here watching that. he'll be here to watch the opening ceremonies. all eyes on him as he tries to look presidential on the tour. >> thank you, david. we're kicking off our olympic coverage. the opening day a day away.

the u.s. women's soccer team already off to a winning start. coming from behind, yesterday, jeffrey. good morning. >> reporter: you got that right. a promising start for the u.s. team. moments ago, the royal trio arrived at this south london college. princes harry and william looking casual in white shirts and black jeans. the duchess of cambridge stole the show. a real incentive for the women's u.s. olympic beach volleyball team to go for a medal. they've been imploring prince harry to show up. he'll be at the final gold medal game on august 8th as the countdown to the opening continues. ♪ the games don't officially open until tomorrow night. but the play has already begun. and what a beginning for the u.s. women's soccer team. after a wobbly start that saw

france up, 2-0 carli lloyd, who helped them clinch a gold four years ago. >> absolutely magnificent! >> reporter: secured victory in the first match. u.s., 4, france, 2. at the same stadium, an embarrassing boo-boo led to a brief political crisis. >> the wrong flag was put up on the jumbotron. >> reporter: as the north korean team was warming up, the south korean flag was on the screen. the indignant women in protest. after an appropriate amount of groveling, they were persuaded to return with the correct flag up in lights. bankrupt greece struggled to mount a team, and now they've had to kick out the top triple

jumper after she tweeted something racist about a south african athlete. those logos are fake. nike and adidas have made it clear, they're not amused. then, the celebrity olympics. parties for the famous and fabulous. this was a charity event sponsored last night by muhammad ali. and yes, of the games -- they officially begin tomorrow night. george? robin? >> they're already under way. >> a lot of excitement there. one of the most popular fast food chains in the country is under fire. the president of chick-fil-a took a stand on the subject of gay marriage. ron claiborne takes a closer look at the controversy ant what

it means for the company. chick-fil-a tried to do damage control. they're embroiled in quite a disagreement with the public. a lot of people upset by in the statement of the ceo saying he thinks same-sex marriage should not be allowed. dan cathy is an outspoken christian conserve tiff. >> i think we're inviting god's jujts on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, we know better than you at what constitutes gay marriage. >> reporter: the city of chicago vowing to block the opening of a new spot. and the henson company announced it would end a marketing deal with the fast food chain to put

muppets toys in kids meals. and celebrities from roseanne barr, miley cyrus, and ed helms. he tweeted, chick-fil-a doesn't like gay people? wonder what they do to gay chickens? the actual churl clash is renisn't of what happened when j.c. penney decided not to keep ellen degeneres. >> reporter: some conservatives are rallying behind it. two former republican candidates, mike huckabee and rick santorum are calling for national show of support by eating at chick-fil-as on august

1st. they say they treat everyone with honor, dignity and respect. chick-fil-a said they dropped henson before henson dropped them. it's turning into a full-scale culture war. now to a shocking scare for an american sports legend. baseball great cal ripken jr., his mother abducted at gun point, held for almost 24 hours. she's home safely. her abductor is still on the loose. >> reporter: cal ripken, baseball's ironman. got one of the worst scarce of his life tuesday. his mother, vi, seen here with ripken in uniform, was missing. she was kidnapped and blindfolded at gunpoint.

>> had a mask on. a gun. she didn't recognize him. he tied her up and put a mask on her. >> reporter: the suspect dropped her off unharmed at her home. she was found nearly 24 hours after she disappeared with her hands bound behind her back if the backseat of her car. is there she said he was very nice actually. stopped at the royal farms, i guess, got food and other things. and he lit cigarettes for her. >> reporter: police say it's unclear whether mrs. ripken was targeted. >> we don't know what, if any, relationship there was between the perpetrator of the crime and the ripken family. >> reporter: the family said, this has been a trying time for our family. we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy. that's the good news. as for the suspect, a while male, tall and thin, late 30s to

early 40s. he's still on the run, george? >> thank you very much. now to justin bieber, striking a blow to the paparazzi. remember the high-speed chase if earlier this month? now the photographer is the first ever to be charged under a tough new law. ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: justin bieber. hitmaker. heart throb. hair trend-certificate. and now -- legal trail blazer? actually, yes. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: remember that car chase on an l.a. freeway earlier this month? when bieber called 911 to report that paparazzi were chasing him? >> hello, i have like, five cars following me. >> reporter: he was cited for but one of the photographers in e behind him is in more trouble. 30-year-old paul raef is the first member of the paparazzi

charged under a new california law that stiffens penalties for those two drive recklessly to try to capture photographs of celebrities for financial gain. >> every one of those celebrities has the right to travel in peace. >> reporter: if convicted, the free-lance photographer faces up to a year in jail. raef couldn't be reached for comment. bieber hasn't been contacted yet. >> they're the ones that are driving reckless, i'm just trying to, like, not have them being on my tail. >> reporter: at the ripe old age of 18, the biebs managed to do what every celebrity dreams of. he turned the spotlight right on the paparazzi. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> we'll see what impact it has. let's get the weather from

sam. >> about an hour ago, the 6:00 to 7:00 hour, about 10,000 lightning strikes from the midwest into the extreme northeast. they're settling a little bit but will refire later on this afternoon. don't be outside later on if threatening weather is persisting. feels like 106 in nashville. 107 in little rock. washington, d.c., 108 degrees. that line of potentially violent storms is up there from the storm prediction center.

good morning maryland. i'm meteorologist lynette charles and we have the heat and the humidity moving back in for today. it is going to be a hot one. 99 degrees is what i'm going with at 4:00 p.m. we have a chance for some showers and thunderstorms. some of those could be on the severe side into the afternoon. definitely going to keep you updated on that information. more clouds get in here though. that 99 could be held down. but we still will be feeling like we are in the 90s today. and the 90s will stick around even as we go into friday with more showers and storms possible. have a great day. >> more of america's weather coming up in the next half hour. >> i know it's not in the tease. but deejay kiss is here. i love it when she's here. coming up, a stunning statement from michael jackson's mother, speaking out about her

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shaded in this orange color including harford county in effect until 8:00 this evening. and this will persist due to the fact that well, we are looking at heat moving in and also the humidity outside for today. temperatures right now coming in at 71 degrees in darlington. ellicott city right around 71 and easton at 78 degrees. those winds shifting now as the southwest at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. we will be feeling it as we head throughout the day. temperatures soaring into the 90s. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. good morning. good morning lynette. let's get to the roads and a few issues across baltimore city. certainly involving that sinkhole but the baltimore national pike. that's where we have an on going accident tying up lanes reducing speeds to 40 miles an hour. that's along 70 and 40 speeds down to around 40 miles per hour. slide that off down to the south and another issue to bring to your attention. again this is down along baltimore national pike. northbound from 95 to 495. so we will be dealing with

that. outside we go for a live look. and we're starting to get jammed. westbound on 695. charlie? and mike there's a sinkhole on monument street. for commuters it's going to cause problems this morning. it's the latest example causing damage to city streets. it opened up wednesday afternoon over a storm drain tunnel that carries water to the inner harbor. that drain dates back to the 1930s. well, a man is supposed to be in jail was accidentally released. john planters was being held on assault charges and was mistakenly let out monday. police are now looking into what may have happened. we'll have more for you on this at abc2news.com. let's go back to new york now for more of "good morning america."

i'm here today to let everybody know that i'm fine. and i'm here with my children. and my children would never do a thing like that. holing me against my will. it's very stupid for people the think that. >> mincing no words. katherine jackson, surrounded by her family, speaking out for the first time since she was missing. she says she's devastated. an exclusive abc interview. >> tweets sent out a little bit ago, she's back home in los angeles. also ahead, it's the bombshell con vegs rocking hollywood. two of the hottest stars in the world caught up in a scandal.

kristen stewart, publicly apologizing to her costar and boyfriend. >> we have not heard there him yet. >> just a day away. no doubt taking the stage. hope you'll be there for our summer concert series. look how many people are here today in times square. it's packed. >> oh, there's a big convention in town involving a lot of teachers. i know that's a big group here. all around the country. they want to spend time with us and you as well. >> they're filling up times square today. >> come to the park tomorrow for no doubt. let's get to the abc news exclusive. katherine jackson speaking out less than a day after losing custody of michael jackson's three children. nick watt has the latest. good morning, nick. >> reporter: robin, good

morning. in the very early hours of the morning, paris tweeted, grandma's here, thank you, dpod. let's hear what grandma had to say. >> hello. i'm katherine jackson. >> reporter: and these are her first public words in ten days. an exclusive statement given to abc news. katherine, the jackson clan matriarch is surrounded by two of her daughters and her granddaughter and jermaine and a resort employee. >> i'm fine. i'm here with my children. my children would never do a thing like that, hold me against my will. >> reporter: late saturday, her nephew filed a report saying she's missing.

>> i gave up my phone. i didn't want to have any phone calls. while i was here, my asis tapsi janice smith has been calling back home, seeing how things were going. keeping in contact with my nephew, i mean, my grandson. he said everything was going fine. but -- i was still thinking about the children. i still worry about them. but they're fine. >> reporter: here, by the way is the miraval resort in tucson, arizona. jermaine said she's here under doctor's order. >> they saw i needed rest. they've taken very good care of me. they've made sure that got the rest that i needed. >> reporter: michael jackson's will names katherine as the dpard yan of his children. wednesday in court, temporary custody of paris, prince, and

blanket, custody was temporarily given to their cousin, t. skrchlt jackso j. jackson. >> the ruling in court today was about the guard january shiansh. was based on lies. i have a good idea of who is doing that. >> reporter: she's an 82-year-old woman. she's emotional. she was reading from a prepared script. she needed help from time to time. >> i spoke to t.j. i spoke to prince and paris last night and told them i would be home. >> reporter: in court, t.j. said the phone call sound eed strang. he said some words sounded slurred. >> i told him it wasn't

necessary. i don't know who instructed him to do that. he wanted me to come home before that happened. >> randy tweeted that on the phone, katherine fired trent and the rest of the security team. >> someone let go the cook, the nanny, and the housekeepers. i don't know who did that. they don't have that power. they shouldn't have done it. it's really bad to hear what is going on at home and the children have been taken away. i know that i'll get there in time to get them back. and after i finish this, i'll be on my way home. >> reporter: presumably, now that she's back in calabassas, is legal process will start to restore her as the guardian. let's hope it runs more smooth li. >> let's bring in dan abrams. she is back home. she did lose temporary custody.

what happens now? >> i would expect she'll get it back. it will be a short proceeding. her attorney will petition the court. there's nothing to indicate at the she's done anything wrong here. >> even a judge said in his ruling, she did nothing wrong. that he was -- because he was citing acts by third parties. >> which makes this all so incredibly bizarre. pause you've got katherine saying, look, i don't know what this is all about. this is all a misunderstanding. the authorities have been to the house twice in the last week. you have a court ruling that by the actions of third parties, she was prevented as serving as forward yan. you have her grandson saying she's slurring words. we don't know what takt exactly is going on here. let's not assume the legal system has gone nuts. remember, number one concern is protect the kids.

and if there's a question, you protect the kids. in this case, there was at the very least a question here. and the court wanted to step? a in and say, at least for now. >> we asked randy jackson about the will. if for some reason, even though it doesn't look like the case, that it would be thrown out, the children are still the ben factors. >> some people have said the entire will should be thrown out. i think you're right. no matter what happens, these kids are going to get that money. this has been litigated all the way to the california supreme court. this is, in my view, the will is a nonissue. >> all right, dan, stay tuned. thanks so much. i thought you were going to be out with the people, sam the. >> i can't wait to get out there. it's the biggest crowd i have ever seen out there for the show. do we have any kind of live

shot. i don't think we were prepared for how strong that crowd is. it goes all the way out into the square. can't wait to join you. we start with a live shot out of washington, d.c. the heat starts to spread east. wichita, 108, st. louis, 108, that's brutal. those are the real temperatures out there today. we'll move the heat with the watches, warnings, advisories out today. it won't happen in new england. a lot of the heat that builds into the 90s will get squashed by the storms.

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publicly sharing an intimate moment. >> they were kissing like teenagers. >> reporter:director's wife sent this tweet that read only, wow. within hours, she deleted her account. unlike so many other cheating scandals riddled with denials, yesterday, kristen stewart issued a surprisingly public confession to pattinson. she said, the person i loved a respect the most, rob. i love him, i love him, i'm so sorry. >> she's never liked speaking to the press. she's issuing a very personal statement. >> reporter: soon after, sanders released his own apology saying i'm utterly distraught about the pain i have caused many i family. >> oh, i don't understand how she could do this. >> i'll never let anybody hurt you. >> reporter: as well as the

"twilight qups ats final outing at the box office. sanders' wife played christen's mother in the "snow white" movie her husband directed. before she closed down her twitter account, she tweeted, not so pretty, not so pure. howard bragman, the apology is out there. how much damage does this do to kristen and "the twilight" movie. >> it will probably add more intrigue and make people want to follow the story. >> how about the apology. it's heart felt towards robert pattinson. i was a little surprised she didn't apologize to the family of the director. >> i think liberty and the kids were the ones that were truly

hurt thin this thing. somebody pointed out to me, the last thing a wife wants is to hear from kristen stewart at this point. my heart goes out to his family. i hope they can keep it together. >> what does robert pattinson do now? >> he doesn't say a thing about it. he shils and promotes the movie and makes a personal decision at the right time. >> all right, howard, thank you very much. coming up, josh has "the play of the day." [ cellphone rings ]

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by saying yes to national harbor. good morning everyone. it is thursday. getting closer to the weekend. complete and radar picking up on the cluster of showers and thunderstorms in pennsylvania. what it's doing now, blowing some clouds in our direction. so as we go throughout the day we will have that sown cloud mix, but if those clouds really hold tough temperatures won't soar into the upper 90s like i predicted. we'll watch that and also the severe weather into the

afternoon. as we look at bethesda right now started off on nice note this morning. plenty of sunshine and a few clouds moving into the area. but you know what else the moving into the area? oh boy. the humidity. so these numbers have been inching up and up throughout the morning. the last time i showed you baltimore we were at 66. 67 right now. still 70 easton and 72 culpeper and winchester. temperature-wise coming in at 72 in baltimore and 75 in easton. more 70s all across the board and future trend shows the showers and storms possible by your commute home this afternoon. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. good morning. morning lynette. good morning everybody. we have an accident on highway 27 that's manchester highway we are dealing with a few issues certainly reduced speeds in town. right around the manchester section. manchester road rather. and then we'll swing it out towards closer to the city limits. we have an accident just coming in with -- or actually excuse me a disabled vehicle blocking the center lane. that's blocking 83 the

harrisburg expressway northbound so just be aware of that. as we fly closer into baltimore city. we have another issue. that's an accident at highway 151 at quad avenue. that will start to reduce speeds through the course of the morning. outside we go, and it's starting to jam up. 695 at harford road. we're back in 25 minutes with another check of news, traffic and weather.

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let's play a guessing game. what is this? ♪ a fly on the wall >> a song by no doubt. >> a song by gwen stefani. >> are we all pathetic here? >> hey baby. >> finally. thank you. >> take that, champion. what do you got, champion. >> how could you not know that? >> i knew the one you were playing at the top. >> it took them the extra bass line. the extra half second. sam is truly embarrassed. >> lara was the first one to put her hand up. >> we all know her tricks now. that would not work at the olympics. we're going through with a lock, watching who is going to win. all the swimmers, runners, gymnasts to watch. bill weir is on the scene in lond within a look at the five

people to watch in this olympic games. >> how excited are you? i love the olympics. >> yep. >> nothing like international sport. it's incredible. >> you know what i'm more excited about, after watching them at home, i'm so excited about talking to you guys every morning. >> we'll actually learn from these people. aside from diving, i honestly, it's an education every day. >> finally, my life will come in handy. i can't wait. >> we have espn in the house. this is awesome. hey, also on the show today, more into the bombshell apology from "twilight" stooup star kristen stewart to her poif and costar. teenagers are very upset about this. you've seen the video. they're talking about it on twitter. is this a stake through the heart of one of the biggest movie franchises ever? >> i want to know why they have

so upset? >> i think to young kids, they think they're a modern day rome. an extreme tanning report. doctors told her to quit tanning. so why does she still do it every day. >> a lot of nows to get to. we're going begin with the latest evidence in the colorado shooting. a telltale notebook said to have been sent to the university of colorado. the notebook allegedly written by james holmes contains pictures and details of the shooting spree. a source tells fox news that the package was delivered july 12th, eight days before the shooting. the university denies that. they say it was delivered by the post office the day it was found. school authorities refuse to say

whether holmes was seeing a psychiatrist. a fire caused an entire town to evacuate in arkansas this morning. the extreme drought fueling price increases at the supermarket as well. the cost of milk, eggs, beef, pork, will rise by as much as 5% by year's end. an about face this morning from one of the titans of the banking industry. the man who built citigroup is having second thought. former ceo sandy weill says it's time to separate the banks. he says it's the only way to protect taxpayers saying, our system has been hijacked. authorities in maryland tieing to find the man who kidnapped cal ripken jr.'s mother in maryland.

the suspect did event eventually drop her off unharmd near her home. she said the kidnapper did not seem to know she was part of a famous baseball family and did not ask for a ransom. finally, take a look at this. a happy family reunion in new mexico thanks to human kindness. three black bear cubs went dumpster diving. they couldn't gt out. a very loving and brave and mobile couple came to the rescue. put a ladder in the dumpster for the cubs. with mama bear watching every move, how many times do i have to tell you, no dumpster diving without a ladder, you're all grounded. everybody walked away happily ever hafr. >> a brave couple. >> they knew what they were doing. >> i don't know that i would have thought to do that. >> that's wonderful. >> and who doesn't love dumpster

diving. let's get to "pop news" now. first, planking. now tebowing. now it's all about fridging. maybe thanks to nickyi minaj. she posed inside a refrigerator for a photo shoot. she tweeted out for her fans to follow. there's a facebook page called, the art of fridging. clearly, somebody around here has mastered it. >> that's what you were doing this morning? >> it's been a long, hot summer pep. >> sam drew the short straw today. >> no, i just found him fridging. it's not set up at all. >> a lot of people have a lot of time on their hands. >> in the morning. >> should i say it's been a hot summer again? >> sam, thank you, as always. a tiny pair of lightning fast runners will be named after

a pair of u.s. athletes. this pair born at the smithsonian. >> where are they? >> they're so cute. they're fluffy. let me draw you a picture. they'll be named after whatever american male and female runners get the fastest time in the 100-meter dash. you can go see them in person startsi starting saturday. you can see them at the national museum in washington. you can't see it. well, any way, they're cute. check them out at the national museum. yeah. let's muf on. reese witherspoon showing off her california home in the pages of elle decor. i want you to take this. you know how i love interior design. she celebrated her recent

wedding to her husband, jim toth, there. she said of the six-acre property in the countryside north of l.a., it reminded me of growing up in tennessee where we spent all day outside. josh has a question. >> i just have to say how great california is, and ojai in particular, that is stunning. >> i want our viewers to say, oh, hi. thank you, reese, for sharing it. it was a twofer at sea world when a rescue team saved a manat e ee. at first, they thought she was just overweight. until they gave birth to a calf. m mom and child are bonding and they'll be released into the wild when they're both healthy.

i just want to make sure that the folks that come out here, you come here, we want to get you on tv. we won the bragging rights to go to your family back home. here's how we start the cooler, dryer air mass. it doesn't start today. well, it does in some places like chicago. not in other places. watch the numbers go down. this is not a deep south cool down. just for the great lakes, northern midwest. new england. the west coast is now into the heat. you have cooler temperatures to start the day in san francisco. look at l.a., san diego, seattle. vegas gets 104. most of the moisture, if you're in the red zone,

>> and in our crowd, karen and scott. are are you from? >> michigan. >> and this is the honeymoon spot? >> it is. >> mazel tov. back in to lara. >> because you're having so much fun out there. the "twilight" scandal. how much will the apology hurt the block buster movie. and the mother and daughters who tan together, even after her doctor's warning. and miracle surgery for one of the black eyed peas. all that and more coming up on "good morning america."

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more now on the shocking apology, public apology from one half of hollywood's hottest couple. kristen stewart plkly apologizing to her boyfriend, robert pattinson. what does this mean for the movie franchise and the fans. joining us now, assistant managing editor kate coyne and

logan levkoff. >> what are ewe hearing? >> she was living in his home. they were living together. she's still there. he's not. >> not a good sign. >> not. >> logan, i want to ask you. we have seen such an outpouring online from fans that are truly devastated by this. >> we spend a lot of time living vicariously for celebrities. we feel like we can be them. sometimes there's a big difference between characters, fant circumstances and reality. >> i think in this case, maybe there wasn't so much difference. i think that was fun for people to watch them on camera and go, wow, they're do this off camera,

too. >> in this case, we seem to be seeing only one side of that. >> what happens next, personally, for kristen? does it hurt her? the box office? >> it's hurting her right now. out of the two of them, to be honest, she had the more promising career this terms of short-term potential. the film, "snow white and the huntsman" has done well. he has had less success outside of "twilight." she had a promising future. this could hurt. in november, there will need to be a lot of publicity done. there will be massive elephant in the living room now. >> do row feel like the relationship can make it? >> it's difficult with all the unsolicited advice and guidance. she's a 22-year-old young girl

and taking a very verbal beating from all of us. she's a young girl. everyone makes mistakes. >> the twitter is -- run amok with -- do you think it was a mistake not the apoll skiz to his family? the family? >> i think one of the things about her statement. it did mention everyone involved. it clearly was the job of the director to apologize to his wife, which he did. she apoll squized to her partner. she did it in a way that may have been directed as much toward robert pattinson itself and the fans. it read a lot like bella swan apologizing to edward cullen. >> thank you, ladies.

robin? now to special report on extreme tanning. a new study found that 1 in 20 m melanomas is caused by a tanning bed. >> this is family that believes there is no such thing as too tan. and despite health warnings, even a cancer scare, they say their design for darker skin outwaegs all the health risks. ♪ erin and her daughters, jamie and rachel, all love spending time together. they share a special body. especially when it comes to, um, baking. whoever's got the better tan has one up on other. >> oh, yeah. they'll walk overed a say -- >> oh, no. >> reporter: all thee say they try the tan every day, either indoors or out. sometimes even twice a day. >> we're out there daily for hours. i like to go in the heat of the

day. you get the best brown. >> reporter: could you ever get too dark? >> no. >> most of the times, we look in the mirror, we're not dark enough. >> you could call it a family tradition. you come from a long line of tappers? >> yes. we livid on the lake. my mom, i could remember her sitting in the lawn chair all day long, baking. >> reporter: the professional tanners use the out of control xxx. they share tanning secrets like other families share recipereci. >> we use baby oil and iodine. we've use ed crisco. >> reporter: you think she needs a tan right now. >> she tells me that every day. >> reporter: what do you say? >> i know, mom, i know. >> reporter: in case there's a need for a quick bronze, there's

a tanning bed in the house. has the tanning bed always been in the bedroom? >> always. >> reporter: why, because it's convenient? >> it's convenient, private, and the only place it will fit. >> reporter: with a price tag of $4,000, she's not taking chances. they say their cult of tanning started young. both were in the tanning bed by the time they were 12. adolescents with parents who use indoor tanning are 70% more likely to do it, too. they have an incredible devotion to getting dark. >> you look more alive. >> i was going say that. >> you're teeth look brighter, your eyes look brighter. >> reporter: tanning is not always laughing matter. as many as 90% of all skin

cancers are caused by uv radiation. erin haed a precancerous spot removed a few years ago. her doctor told her she needed to quit stan tanning. >> i did try. i had kids telling on me. the grandkids were telling on me. i said, leave me alone. i'm going the tan. >> reporter: you don't want to stop? >> i don't want to stop. >> reporter: would you say you're addicted to tanning? >> yes. but i look at it like i could die driving to the store. >> reporter: are you worried for you mom? >> we are. but that doesn't mean we'll stop tanning either. >> reporter: i asked them if they ever used sun screen. 16-year-old daughter said never. jamie said she uses an spf 4. that doesn't count. >> i don't know what to say. we have had so many stories

about the importance of protecting yourself. but, you know, to each they're own, i guess. you load gok, amy. >> i wear spf 30 every day. we have so much more on the singer from the black eyes peas. chris connelly was there for every emotional step. >> reporter: as a member of the black eyed peas, 37-year-old apple has rocked a million faces. ♪ into the future cyber reason to harder faster better stronger ♪ >> reporter: buzz hasn't seen them at all. up on stage, what with you see? >> about like the first five rows. >> reporter: what can you see of the other guys on stage with you? >> pretty much the body shape.

i can't see the facial details. i don't have any contacts or nothing. you're like a shape to me. >> reporter: since birth, he's suffered from vibrating eyeballs that distort his vision. along with his near sightedness make him legally blind. it's incredible to think you can get on stage and do the things you can do. >> i think i do a lot of measurements in my head. i have the picture in the middle. when i'm break dancing, i picture that square in my head. and i just go for it. >> i'm going to have you come on forward. >> reporter: today, he's moments away from an operation he's been told will totally transform his eyesig eyesight. dr. waxler from beverly hills says an implant of an artificial

lens will help him. >> the glasses are stationary. his eyes are moving. with this lens now inside his eye, when his eyes move, the lenses move with it. >> reporter: how do you feel right now? >> i feel nervous. anxious. and excited at the same time. >> reporter: is your mother here today with you? >> yeah. >> reporter: what will it will like to see her face after this operation? >> if i can see her more than ten feet away, it will be the happiest day of my life. >> reporter: the operation lasts about 40 minutes. he inserts the lenses one at a time. he's awake throughout. >> it's fuzzy. is that how it's supposed to be? >> yeah, that's normal. >> reporter: he leaves the

operating room and hugs his joyful mother. how does the word look? >> great. i felt a little pressure. not as scary as i thought. it was easy. >> reporter: as the moments pass in the doctor's office, she's startled by the changes. >> the fuzziness has gone away. >> reporter: one week later, he's excited to report what he can see. >> i can see almost 100 feet away. before, i couldn't see that. the doctor says lit get better. i'm still getting ready for the lenses inside my eyes. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> great story. exciting news. we hope he keeps making practice. when we come back, five faces you can't miss at the olympics. and deejay kiss.

good morning everyone. and happy thursday to you. we are looking at a heat advisory for all the areas here shaded in the orange color and also looking at a coastal flood advisory for anne arundel. this is in effect until 12:00 p.m. definitely looking at some hot conditions this morning and also some humid conditions as well. we are going to be dealing with plenty of heat continuing. 77 degrees right now in ocean city. is what we have. in shady side at 78. 68 degrees right now in walkersville. temperatures will really shoot up this afternoon right around 99 degrees only if we get rid

of some of the moreover moving across the -- cloud cover moving across the area. now the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. we have an accident to bring to your attention along highway 151 that's north point at quad avenue. that's going to tie things up during the course of the morning. shoot it to the west and also show you another accident. this is on the beltway. left lane being knocked out clockwise between exit 18 and park heights avenue. and a lot of congestion starting to pick up. we're going to take you outside to show you the congestion. along 695 as you head towards the west. charlie? aberdeen police are expected to release more information today about the kidnapping of vi ripken. she is safe and sound of she went miss -- after she went missing for a day. a man kidnapped her and bound her hands and then blindfolded her and drove around for many, many hours. no word yet if this was random or if the kidnapper knew in fact he had her. and glen burnie firefighters are moving into a

brand new station today. a ribbon cutting ceremony taking place on the baltimore annapolis boulevard. it's replacing 68-year-old building. back to new york for more of "good morning america." one more check of weather and traffic coming up in 25 minutes.

♪ feeling like i should so let's just keep on dancing ♪ [ cheers and applause ] it's thursday, here in times square. and what a crowd we have for dj kiss. we want them all to come back tomorrow, go to the park. we'll have our most exciting party in the park ever. no doubt. there's gwen stefani there. we'll have a huge crowd. your chance to vote on our website which one you want them to answer? what's your favorite song? what's the best advice?

get to the "gma" app on your phone and society. >> i'm -- >> somebody's got a new partner down there. >> we almost have a new host. a new anchor. >> hi! >> a really shy young man. >> we're as excited about the olympics kicking off in london. we're going to tell you about the hot athletes to keep an eye on. five faces not to miss. >> wave. say hello to the people. >> hi! >> do you want to tell everybody dylan mcdermott is coming up next? >> dylan mcdermott is coming up next. >> were you expecting that kind of intro? >> absolutely. as we get warm and head toward the dog days of summer and august, we can't you best

friend be cool and comfortable. >> why can't she? >> he or she. or they. dr. marty beck sir -- becker is in the house. on "good afternoon america" later on, hilaria baldwin is with us. she's a yoga instructor. she'll tell us about it. >> what's your name? >> jeffrey. >> where are you from? >> in charlotte. >> say hello to everybody in charlotte. >> hi! >> all right, there, jeffrey. >> you going back? you can stay right here. we're excited for the on limping ga -- olympic games in london. athletes from over 200 countries

go for the gold. bill weir brings us five faces to watch. i have never wanted to be with you than this morning are you are. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. there's plenty of room. i'm just off the plane. getting the feel of our digs. we'll bring you faster, higher, stronger coverage. there's the stadium. the site of the opening ceremonies tomorrow night. the blue skies are supposed to go way. the famous london rain coming back. so much beginning on. we get set to open the game. so many american stories to tell you. we thought we would start things off with five names you're going to be seeing quite a bit in the coming weeks. they are the athletes who inspire a nation. and at this year's london games, there will be familiar faces. and a few new ones. these five olympians are masters

of their sport and five faces to watch for. including missy franklin, a wonder in the water. the 17-year-old high school student from aurora, colorado, will compete in seven events in the london game, the most ever for an american woman. many are already calling her the great hope of women's swimming. but out of the pool, she's your typical teenage girl. ♪ here's my number so call me maybe ♪ >> she's so composed. a 17-year-old who handles it as if she had been doing it for years. >> reporter: next up, ryan locklock -- ryan lochte. >> i just feel it in my body. >> reporter: he holds current records for the 200 and 400 medley. >> i know now push my body to a limit that no other athlete can

really handle. >> reporter: also not the be missed, alison felix. >> it's all about you know, coming away with gold. >> reporter: she has eight gold medals and two individual silver medal. but there is still plenty left to prove. >> she dominated the 200 meerts at olympic trials. she ran the fastest 200 in 14 years. >> reporter: and then there's jordan weber. she has 13 medals already. she was the all-around champion. >> the u.s. can't get enough of watching gymnastic. this time around, it's all about jord jordan weber. >> reporter: rounding out, the team. team u.s., soccer. the ladies who stole our hearts

in beijing are back for more. >> they wanted the world cup title. now they're gunning for olympic gold. >> it will be so much fun bringing you the amazing stories. last chance to get in on our "who will light the olympic torch" pool? angus is going with david beckham kicking a flaming soccer ball to start the game. >> that's not a bad one. >> you're going to have a fantastic job. >> thank you for letting us know the ones to watch. i love the athletes we haven't heard of. they become household names. we'll check in with you a lot, bill. >> i can't wait to get on the couch every morning and hear from you guys about what the inside back story is. >> i'm going to be calling in sick a lot. watching it. >> i can't wait for that. >> i have the diving coverage for you.

i got diving. >> she used to dive in college. >> and they do lose the great weather. the temperature takes a nose dive. by next week, it's soggy and gray. >> london. withone or two things going this morning. how about the twitter and face pook pictures. the 106 degrees in iowa. we think we'll get there today. cincinnati, cleveland, new york, boston, keep your eyes peeled. in the dark rez zone, keep up with your abc stations. if you're doing day camp, on golf links,

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campaign" with will ferrell and zach galifianakis. he's the campaign manager. >> the focus words that come up about you are odd, clammy, probably serbserbian. >> that's an old one. >> if you want to help this district, the first thing you have to do marty is win. >> boy, you're the ultimate cold-blooded handler there. >> oh, yeah, typecasting. >> any models. >> that whole world. i met a few of those people if washington. to win, as you know now, the political climate, you have to be one of these guys. >> you clearly are definitely in character there. i heard in some of your past movies, you stay in character the whole time. did you do this on this one? >> on this set, you're trying to

get through a take without laughing. you're just -- you're just busting up. i mean, really, because they're coming up with new stuff all the time. it was a total blast. >> i can imagine. they were here earlier in the week. it must have been so much fun. >> most people think of me as very serious. on "the practice." and "american horror stories." >> our weatherman at wxyz in detroit said, you don't do comedies. why this one? >> people around me know that i'm very funny. for whatever reason, i've only been cast if serious role os. i did a table read for stepbrothers but i couldn't do it. >> you wanted to do them before? >> i did.

they all believed in me. they wrote this role for me in "the campaign." >> you're known for your serious role. we went back to the video vault. the first movie. hamburger hill. 25 years ago. wow, you look exactly the same. >> 25 years ago. >> yeah. >> oh, my goodness. >> i see you on the top taking pictures of any of my people -- >> that one, you did stay if character all the time. >> that movie, i was all the way in. that was four months in the philippines and a rough shoot. my first movie. >> you knew it was a real big break. something in the news lately. we're getting a lot of questions online. you can't say much about it. your mom was murdered 45 years ago. just 5 years oel. just recently, with your help, the case was finally solved. they reached a conclusion.

is there anything you can say about it? i imagine it gave you some peace. >> i want to keep my personal life personal. i'm here to talk about "the campaign." i'd rather keep to it myself. >> all right. we're going to respect that. a different movie, trying to keep terrorists from taking over the white house. >> oh, yeah. i'm doing a movie this fall. come meetly different from the campaign. we're calling it diehard in the white house. and anto iine is directing. >> thank you so much. how to keep your dog cool in the dog days of summer coming up.

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oh, yes, dj kiss in the house. and it is hot in here. not only because she's here. it's been really hot summer. not only for us but for our pets. this is little megan. there's a reason she's wearing those. we'll tell you how to keep our pets cool. we're here with dr. marty becker. >> who do i have here? >> that is betty. >> betty. >> betty is a spaniel-husky. >> she's wearing a --

>> a life preserver. summer is time for the dogs to get hydrated and healthy. we need to keep them safe. my daughter has pugs. a pug is like trying to snorkel with a one-inch snorkel. people think all dogs can swim. but they can't. other dogs get off a boat, they start sinking lower and lower this the water. you can pick them up like this. lift thm up out of the ground. >> and we're that hurting betty at all. >> no, we're not. >> the whole idea of a doggie paddle is maybe a misnomer. ah. >> a dog might get in the water. the safety turtle. an alarm for the pool. >> it sounds this alarm.

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i think of you, josh. you're a mastiff. i'm more spuds mckenzie. it's the lighter, whiter-skinned dogs. >> i'll nef hear the end of that one. >> you can take this stuff, squirt it on their ears. their nose. >> the autowatering. >> the water dog. as soon as a dog walks over. it doesn't attract insects. ultrasonic technology detects the water. it shuts off. i love this product. >> he's dr. marty b ty becker. logon. all the detail. we have information about the bonus items, too. get them the sun screen and the doggles. >> did you say doggles?

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good morning. it's thursday. we're seeing some clouds pushing in here. all this is courtesy of this storm complex that's diving down now into western maryland. it's moving in across the area with clouds. temperatures could be held down a bit for today. the possibility of maybe a rumble of thunder this afternoon. right now in urbana a beautiful sunrise with the clouds on the move. that will be the continuing story as we go into the afternoon. moisture is also the story, because the dew point is really escalating. it's 68. 70 in easton. it will be oppressive today again. right now temperature is 76 in baltimore, 80 in easton, 72 in york. the possibility for some showers and storms maybe by this afternoon. we'll do it all over again tomorrow. 99 is the forecast for today.

with the clouds bet on that 99 being a little lower. let's check the traffic now. good morning. we do have a disabled vehicle heading into the harbor tunnel. that's knocking out the left lanes. be aware of that. a lot of congestion heading from 895 into the tunnel. we do find an incident on brooks robinson drive. left lane blocked on 95 clockwise between exit 18 and park heights avenue around exit 21. a lot of congestion on 695. speeds are about showing a 31 minute trip heading toward the inner loop nearing exit 32. still issues downtown due to the water main break and the sewer break. we'll see you tonight at 5:00.